Fort Pierce police awarded $80k grant which might go toward purchase of cameras to respond to COVID-19

The Fort Pierce Police Department is exploring a new way to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19& THEYA MORE THAN 80 THOUSAND DOLLARGRANT BY THE DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE- AND THEYLOOKING TO PUT IT TOWARDCOVID-19 PREVENTIONTECHNOLOGY.

MEGHAN MCROBERTSREPORTS WHAT THEYTO BUY<< LIVE: THE POLICE DEPARTMENTHAS BEEN GIVEN A QUOTE TO BUYCAMERAS TO PLACE AROUND THECOMMUNITY - INCLUDING AREASHARDER HIT BY THE ECONOMICIMPACT OF THIS PANDEMIC.

PKGLAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVEANTICIPATED THE POTENTIAL FORMORE CRIME- AS A RESULT OF THEFINANCIAL HARDSHIPS DURINGCOVID-19.

THE FORT PIERCEPOLICE DEPARTMENT NOWEXPLORING WAYS TO COMBATTHAT... APPLYING FOR AND BEINGAWARDED AN 80 THOUSAND DOLLARGRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE.

EIGHT CAMERAS LIKETHIS ONETO INSTALL IN HIGHER CRIMEAREAS WITHIN THE CITY.

ALONGAVENUE J IN FORT PIERCE- TBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS BEENIN THE CENTER OF MULTIPLSHOOTINGS THIS YEAR.06:06:11;11“WE WOULD LOVE TOHAVE MORE CAMERAS” MELANIEWILES, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERFOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OFST.

LUCIE COUNTY SAYS THEYSEEN HOW CAMERAS CAN MAKE ADIFFERENCE FOR SAFETY.06:03:19;21“WE STARTEDPUTTING CAMERAS IN YEARS AGO.THAT WAS JUST TO HELP WITHDETERRING THE CRIME AND ALSOMONITORING AND MAKING SURE OURKIDS WERE THE SAFEST THEYCOULD BE” AND WILES SAID ITHAS MADE A DIFFERENC06:03:57;09“I THINK THAT THECAMERAS HAVE BEEN A DETERRENTFOR CRIME HAPPENING.

I THINKIT GIVES OUR KIDS A SENSE OFSAFETY AND SECURITY FORTHEMSELVES BECAUSE SOMETIMESWE DONIN THE WORLD AROUND US” AFORT PIERCE POLICE SPOKESMANSAYS THE CAMERAS COULD ALSOPOTENTIALLY HELP POLICE KETABS ON SOCIAL DISTANCINGISSUES.

THE LOCATIONS OF THECAMERAS MIGHT NOT BE DISCLOSFOR THEIR EFFECTIVENESS,06:04:58;21“I THINK ITWONDERFUL THAT OUR CITY ANOUR COMMUNITY LEADERS ARELOOKING FOR WAYS TO INVESTBACK IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKESURE OUR CITIZENS AREPROTECTED SO WEABOUT WHAT THEYTO KEEP THE STREETS SAFER”TAG: NO MATCH REQUIRED FOR THEDEPARTMENT TO BE REIMBURSEDFOR THE GRANT MONEY.

STILLWAITING TO HEAR WHEN THECAMERAS COULD POTENTIALLYINSTALLED.

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